Dear Life: the sister-in-law's dollar-store gift boxes
- How do I stop my wife's sister from sending boxes of unwanted dollar-store gifts without hurting feelings?
Mike is handed the mic and reads a Dear Life on the Path letter: the writer's wife Diane and her sister Jenny have grown close; Jenny mails boxes of cheap dollar-store knickknacks the family neither needs nor has room for, and the wife won't tell her sister to stop. The hosts side against the writer — he sounds like the 'loose cog' who dislikes his sister-in-law anyway — and say either accept the gifts (re-gift, donate, rotate them out) or say something directly, while Secular's advice of a fake declutter cover story is mocked as a 'dog and pony show.'
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Is Jesus a good leader? The 10 qualities, part one
- Is Jesus a good leader by modern standards?
Mike runs a vague internet search for 'the 10 essential qualities of an effective leader' and the room grades Jesus. 1.
From No. 602 · Relationship Counseling
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Dear LFTP: the fiance who games until 5AM
- What should the letter-writer do about her fiance's all-night gaming habit?
Mike reads a Dear LFTP letter from a woman engaged five years to Dustin, who games from 10PM to 5AM, skips chores, and gives her no attention; talking has not helped since 'he grew up gaming.'
From No. 598 · Emphasis | Accountability, Worship and Praying with Strangers
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Dear LFTP: the basement musician whose wife never asks him to play
- Am I asking too much to expect my wife to ask me to play, or should I just let it go and stop writing songs?
Mike reads a letter from a married-31-years basement musician and songwriter whose non-musical wife has never once asked him to play — he wonders if he's asking too much or should stop writing.
From No. 597 · Maybe A Word From God
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Dear LFTP: wife mocks husband's bladder problem in public
- How should I respond when my wife mocks me and my bladder problem in public?
Mike reads a letter from a man married three years whose wife calls him vulgar names in public and makes his bladder-control problem into comedy.